windage in English

noun
1
the air resistance of a moving object, such as a vessel or a rotating machine part, or the force of the wind on a stationary object.
To reduce windage , powerboat owners should lower antennas and outriggers.

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1. Windage or Drift — Water droplets that are carried out of the cooling tower with the exhaust air.

2. Adjustability Adjusting the erector tube allows the shooter to adjust for elevation and windage, and this is done via the turrets on the top and side of the scope

3. When Springfield Armory® made the civilian-legal variant in 1974, shooters across the land rejoiced The windage and elevation adjustable rear sight makes zeroing the rifle a pleasure, while the two-stage military trigger, detachable box magazine, op-rod, and roller cam bolt provide functional ease of operation and faithful reliability.